Karen,
At 08:13 2/19/99 EST, you wrote:
>I found a wooden paint stir stick in the keybed of a spinet that hadn't
been tuned for 30 years. Along with the usual coinage, safety pins, mail,
etc.
Congratulations on finding something which might actually be useful!
I haven't updated this list in years, but the newer tuners might be made
aware of the vast hidden treasure they will be uncovering when working on
pianos.
Treasures found in Pianos
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Acorn
Afro-comb
Allen wrench (1/16")
Ankle bracelet
Amusement ride token
Audio Cassette (in & without box)
Balls:Ping-pong
Golf
Super
wood
Band-Aids
Barbie purse
Barettes
Bassoon plaque
BB's
Belt loops
Bicycle chain link
Bingo markers
Bottles:Glue/mucilage
Empty humidifier
slide oil
Bow tie
Bracelet
Brazil nuts
Buttons
Cake candle holder
Candle
Candy wrappers
Cat rabies tag
Cereals:Cherrios
Cocoa Krispies
Chalk
Chapstick
Checkers
Children's:Handerkerchief
" Story book
Christmas tree ornament (Broken)
" window decal
Church programs
Cigarette lighter
Cigar & Cigarette ashes and butts
Clarinet reeds
Clarinet reed clamp screw
Cloth name patch
Clothespins
Clothing price tag
Coins (Real & play)
Cookies
Cough drops
Coasters
Crayons
Croutons
Decomposing hard candy
Dental pick
Doll eyes / shoes
Dowels
Drain plug (1/4")
Drapery hook
Drill bit (Broken)
Earring pendant
Engagement ring
Eyeglass case
Fabric
Felt
File
Fingernail (glue-on type)
Food service silverware washing bucket
Flag-bearing toothpick
Flashbulb
Floss pick
Furniture brackets
Garbage bag tie
Guitar picks
High school:Hall pass
Library card
Insole insert
Insects - dead & alive
Jar full of coins (good hiding
place!, but not good enough.) ;-}
Jigsaw puzzle pieces
Jelly bean
Ketchup packets
Key (Dormroom)
Kleenex (Usually used)
Leaves & needles
Library book label
Lip gloss tube
Lollipop sticks
"Mad" play money
M&M's
Marbles
Masking tape
Matches
Metronome pendulum weight
Mickey Mouse key fob
" " book
Miniature crosswalk sign
Mini-backgammon set
Model train scenery
Mouse nest (live inhabitants)
Muffin paper
Music
" theory flashcard
Nailfile
Nails:Paneling
Finishing
Roofing
Name tag
Necklace
Nuprin tablets
Nut & bolt
Oboe tube
Padlock
Paper
Paper:Airplanes
Clips
Cups
Peanut shells
Pens
Pencil erasers
Pencils
Photographic negative (110 size)
Pierced earring
Pins:Hat
Bobby
Safety
Straight
Piano bridge
Pistacio shells
Pitch pipe
Pizza coupon
Plastic:Knives
Forks
Spoons
Cups
Straws
Magnifying glass
Labels
Dental floss pick
Straw (Easter Basket type)
Napkin holder
Political campaign button
Popcorn (unpopped)
Popsicle sticks
Pop-tops
Q-tips
Raisin
Razor blades
Receipt (Cash register tape)
Religious medals
Rubber bands
Regular
Orthodontic
Salt packets
Sea shell
Scissors
Scotch tape
Screw hook
Screwdriver
Screws
Sewing needles
Sewing machine needles
Shoe insert
Silly putty egg
Spaghetti (raw)
Staples
Straw
Tail for Pin-the-tail-on-donkey
Temporary auto registration
Threaded rod (¼"-20)
Throat lozenges
Thumb tacks
Tiddley winks
Toilet paper roll
Toothbrush
Towel
Twist ties
UFO's (Unidentified, and thankfully unidentifiable found objects)
Violin mute - rubber type
Water
Wine bottle cork wire
Wood shavings
Wristwatch
Yahtsee score pads
Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician mailto:hoffsoco@luther.edu
Luther College (319)-387-1204
Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
The best things in life aren't things.
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